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Oravainen.

Oravais, a former municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland; now part of Vörå.

9 characters4 syllables approx.Suomi language

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name/ˈorɑʋɑi̯nen/[ˈo̞rɑ̝ˌʋɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
  1. Oravais, a former municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland; now part of Vörå.

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  2. Oravais, a village in the municipality of Vörå.

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  3. a Finnish surname

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Where this word comes from

orava (“squirrel”) + -inen. The name of the municipality/village derives from a farm name, in turn named based on the surname/byname Orava, Oravainen. As a surname, perhaps via a byname/nickname for squirrel hunters (compare Orava), or via place names.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.